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iPhone 3G selling well after Saudi Arabian launch

According to Saudi Arabian iPhone 3G carrier Mobily, over 25,000 iPhones have …

As Apple continues to roll out the iPhone 3G to foreign markets, we're getting glimpses of how much consumers in other countries like the device as sales numbers are released. In the case of Saudi Arabia, where the iPhone 3G launched on Sunday, the device seems to be fairly popular, with the Saudi Gazette reporting that more than 25,000 iPhones have already been sold by carrier Mobily.

Although the iPhone 3G recently launched in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the device still doesn't have Arabic support. Mobily has said that Arabic support is coming in the next few months, but the omission clearly wasn't an issue for most buyers; the device reached the 25,000 unit mark in "just a few hours." The carrier is targeting the youth market with the device. It also noted that performance on its 3G network is "good."

As far as prices and plans go, the iPhone 3G is available with both post-paid and pre-paid plans. For the post-paid plans, the 8GB and 16GB models will cost 2,255 and 2,650 riyals, respectively, or $600 and $705. The post-paid plans also have a one-year contract and a monthly fee of 99 riyals ($26), which gets you 75 voice minutes, 75 SMS messages, and 199 MB of data. For the pre-paid plans, the iPhone 3G costs 2,400 or 2,800 riyals ($640 or $745), but you still get 250 MB of data per month, although a six-month commitment is required.